Articles tagged "Other"

SVOLT belongs to the group of China’s largest battery manufacturers, it sits comfortably among giants like BYD and CATL. The company was initially just a battery division within the Great Wall Motor, but in 2018 it was spun off as a separate...

Oh the joys of charging your EV at a public DC station, after finding one that actually works and is in a safe spot. Times of public chargers being tucked away at the back of supermarkets or storage units are slowly going away with many retailers...

You've probably heard by now that Xiaomi is looking to expand its business to making self-driving EVs and even showcased its Pilot Technology for self-driving about two months ago. The company's CEO, Lei Jun, thinks that the Chinese tech giant is...

As the electric car adoption speeds up and breaks new records, the raw material suppliers are ringing alarm bells all over the world. Politicians set up ambitious goals, manufacturers promise new cars and new technologies. The emissions-free future...

Dongfeng Motor introduced two new off-road EVs under the Mengshi brand. The two vehicles are named M-Terrain and M-Terrain S. The latter is a single-cabin pickup truck version. And even though the two are introduced as concepts, they are expected to...

Remember the Deus Vayanne hypercar? Well, the firm behind the EV-R platform, which the Vayanne is based on, is planning to offer its platform to small automakers. The company didn't name any brands in particular, but revealed some of the advantages...

Writing about politics is never fun, in fact that’s probably the least interesting thing to write about despite the politics actually affecting our lives a lot. What is even less fun - if that’s possible - is writing about politicians. Sometimes it...

General Motors' joint venture with Wuling Automobile, a Chinese automaker has produced a new cute, city car called Cabrio. As the name implies, it's a convertible and we've been hearing about this model for some time now. The bad news is that...

There’s nothing sexy about numbers, most of the time they are just boring bunch of digits getting in the way of our easy lives. But often the numbers tell us interesting stories and even forecast the future. A truly electrifying skill. There is...

Changan is a little-known EV car manufacturer or, at least, and even less popular outside of China. Yet today the company unveiled the CD701 prototype based on the new SDA platform. Changan CD701 The concept looks cool with simple,...

The California Air Resources Board issued a new rule meant to speed up the shift to electric vehicles. The vote of the new legislation was unanimous and is hoped to have a huge impact on other states, with 15 already adopting California’s previous...

SAIC Motor is the Chinese state owned car manufacturer and it is the biggest of the Big Four - SAIC, FAW, Dongfeng and Changan Automobile. Just to give you an idea how big the company is, it sold 5.37 million cars in 2021. That’s 8% of global car...

Monterey Car Week keeps on giving. Ken Block and Audi decided to use the gathering to introduce the latest car in the ever so popular saga of Gymkhanas. We all grew fond over the years of Ken Block and his mad skills and equally mad car creations....

Yesterday President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. A momentous day, although highly controversial, the act will mean a lot of changes in the US with many of them hailed as the biggest changes in a generation. Among many...

It feels like every time we look into news from China, there is a new EV company popping up. But the truth is, the speed of electric car development in China is immense and hard to keep up with. Yes, there are plenty of new companies showing up and...

Not too long ago, ICE cars with power outputs of 150-200 ps were considered high performance machines and had all the acronyms associated with this, GTi, Type R, S etc. In the ICE world, the basic outputs of the cars start from very low and the...

According to the latest research from Canalys, the global EV market continued its rapid growth in the first half of this year. Year-over-year, the global market expanded 63% and the interesting bit about this is that Chinese sales account for 57% of...

TAG Heuer announced its new smartwatch, the Connect Calibre E4 Porsche Edition. As the name implies, the design and the special watchface are inspired by the Porsche cars, more precisely - the Taycan. You will find that distinctive blue electric...

The Inflation Reduction Act has been approved by the US Senate by the narrowest of margins - 51-50 votes. What is the IRA? It is the improved Build Back Better bill introduced by president Biden, which unfortunately got stuck in the Senate thanks to...

Geometry is a relatively new EV brand by Geely that's gaining traction, particularly in the Chinese market. The company just confirmed on Weibo that its next car will be powered by Huawei's unified HarmonyOS. The Weibo post didn't reveal much...